Contruction failure factors are have been fully documented. Recognizing these causal factors and implementing available solutions can substantially reduce the number of failed projects, and more efficiently achieve other project objectives.
The real area of befuddlement is why real property owners have not changed the decades old legacy of rampant economic and environmental waste plaguing the AECCO sector (AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator).
Primary construction project failure factors:
#1 Lack of competent project leadership and associated project management and decision-making skills
#2 Poor project scope definition
#3 Failure to leverage robust and integrated frameworks that enable collaboration among planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and align members with the expectations of all stakeholders.
#4 Failure to leverage granular construction-based line of granular tasks and associated labor, material, equipment, and productivity information
Inconsistency in planning and scope management, poor communication, and failure to address stakeholder engagement can be rectified. Competent and accountable real property leadership can commit to engaging in change management and leverage robust alliance/relationship-centric frameworks to ensure stakeholder requirements and expectations are met in the most efficient manner possible.
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